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Take a deep dive inside the lap charts with this week's Sign of the Lap Times.

450SX

Lap Rank

Finish

Best Lap

In Lap

Avg Lap Time

Rider

1

1

1:04.358

9

1:05.339

Ryan Villopoto

2

2

1:04.569

9

1:05.461

Ryan Dungey

3

3

1:05.457

5

1:07.074

Davi Millsaps

4

5

1:05.762

6

1:07.578

Justin Barcia

5

4

1:06.080

5

1:07.367

Jake Weimer

6

8

1:06.500

8

1:07.790

Justin Brayton

7

7

1:06.680

20

1:07.680

Weston Peick

8

6

1:06.897

4

1:07.808

Chad Reed

9

20

1:06.959

5

1:07.704

Trey Canard

10

9

1:06.983

7

1:08.335

Andrew Short

11

10

1:07.154

10

1:08.255

Broc Tickle

12

14

1:07.315

5

1:08.670

Josh Hill

13

11

1:07.990

9

1:09.498

Phil Nicoletti

14

13

1:08.234

5

1:10.074

Kyle Regal

15

12

1:08.363

7

1:09.486

Bobby Kiniry

16

15

1:08.595

6

1:10.302

Chris Blose

17

16

1:09.488

10

1:11.076

Cody Gilmore

18

17

1:09.583

4

1:13.995

Kyle Partridge

19

18

1:10.786

4

1:15.048

Nicolas Schmidt

20

19

1:11.352

5

1:16.506

Tevin Tapia

450SX

- He didn’t need to win to capture the championship, he did that a week prior in Salt Lake City, but Ryan Villopoto decided to go out and grab his tenth win of the season anyway. He also set the fastest lap of the night with a 1:04.358 on lap nine.

- STREAKING: RV set a blistering pace early, setting six of seven laps under 1:05 during the span of laps five through eleven.

- Davi Millsaps, who was still engaged in a battle for second, was also quick in Vegas, setting eleven straight laps (3-13) under 1:07.

- It’s been a long, tough year for Jake Weimer, but he finally broke out of his slump in Vegas en route to fourth. Weimer started the race on fire, setting thirteen straight laps under 1:08.

Ryan Villopoto set the fastest lap of the night in Vegas.Simon Cudby photo

250SX East Region

Lap Rank

Finish

Best Lap

In Lap

Avg Lap Time

Rider

1

2

1:06.042

15

1:07.646

Marvin Musquin

2

3

1:06.837

14

1:08.145

Wil Hahn

3

1

1:06.901

9

1:07.703

Tyler Bowers

4

4

1:08.264

6

1:09.603

Blake Wharton

5

5

1:08.329

4

1:10.311

Gavin Faith

6

6

1:08.799

6

1:10.323

Vince Friese

7

7

1:08.883

6

1:10.717

Lance Vincent

8

8

1:09.376

11

1:10.592

Cole Thompson

9

9

1:10.136

12

1:11.784

Daniel Herrlein

10

10

1:10.383

10

1:12.717

AJ Catanzaro

11

18

1:1.093

6

1:11.723

Jackson Richardson

12

13

1:11.304

7

1:14.000

PJ Larsen

13

11

1:11.341

7

1:12.772

Brady Kiesel

14

19

1:11.506

7

1:12.927

Landen Powell

15

20

1:11.570

4

1:13.437

Steven Clarke

16

12

1:11.597

7

1:13.399

Levi Kilbarger

17

15

1:11.991

3

1:15.778

Justin Starling

18

14

1:11.995

6

1:14.631

Ryan Zimmer

19

16

1:12.861

3

1:15.222

Mitchell Oldenburg

20

17

1:13.798

4

1:16.665

Adam Gulley

250SX East

- Following a slow start, Marvin Musquin put in the charge of his life trying to secure his first career 250SX title. Although his efforts would prove futile, Musquin left everything on the table, which is validated by his best lap (1:06.042), which, set on the final lap, was the fastest lap set in the Eastern Regional 250SX main.

- Knowing his points lead would evaporate with a win from Musquin, eventual title winner Wil Hahn was also dropping the hammer late in the race, setting a 1:06.837 on lap fourteen, the second-fastest lap.

- Musquin wasn’t the only rider to get off to a slow start, as Hahn wasn’t setting the world ablaze in the early goings either. In fact, two of his three slowest laps came on the first two laps, with both laps coming in at over 1:09. In contrast, both lap thirteen and fourteen came in under 1:07.

- Race winner Tyler Bowers would join Hahn and Musquin as the only three riders to drop below the 1:07 mark.

- Bowers was on fire early, setting his first eight laps under 1:08. In comparison, only five of Musquin’s first eight were under 1:08, while Hahn came in with six of his first eight under 1:08.

Comparison:

Tyler Bowers vs. Marvin Musquin (laps 11-15)

As mentioned above, Musquin gave it everything he had down the stretch in an effort to claim his first title. Let’s compare his final laps to race leader Tyler Bowers’.

Lap

Tyler Bowers

Marvin Musquin

11

1.07.674

1.06.566

12

1.08.221

1.06.606

13

1.07.442

1.06.546

14

1.07.400

1.06.251

15

1.08.898

1.06.042

As the chart clearly shows, Musquin was on another level, setting five straight laps under 1:07 to end the race. Bowers, a three-time Arenacross champion, relied upon his championship experience to avoid the “big” mistake and toss it away. With that said, his pace late was right around his pace early, so you have to credit Musquin for turning it up a notch down the stretch.

Eli Tomac set the second fastest lap of the night.Simon Cudby photo

250SX West Region

Lap Rank

Finish

Best Lap

In Lap

Avg Lap Time

Rider

1

1

1:04.527

11

1:06.062

Eli Tomac

2

2

1:05.649

5

1:06.441

Ken Roczen

3

4

1:05.762

12

1:06.700

Kyle Cunningham

4

3

1:05.779

5

1:06.651

Martin Davalos

5

6

1:06.168

7

1:07.489

Jason Anderson

6

5

1:06.248

4

1:07.285

Ryan Sipes

7

9

1:06.775

6

1:08.468

Tyla Rattray

8

7

1:07.045

6

1:07.918

Malcolm Stewart

9

8

1:07.046

8

1:08.095

Cole Seely

10

20

1:07.575

4

1:08.617

Zach Osborne

11

10

1:07.824

5

1:08.981

Joey Savatgy

12

11

1:08.441

9

1:09.493

Travis Baker

13

19

1:08.484

4

1:14.389

Austin Politelli

14

16

1:09.824

3

1:12.980

Scott Champion

15

12

1:09.991

8

1:11.126

Topher Ingalls

16

15

1:10.218

8

1:12.543

Dakota Tedder

17

14

1:10.227

10

1:11.703

Killy Rusk

18

13

1:10.600

7

1:11.682

Gared Steinke

19

17

1:11.295

4

1:13.323

Chris Plouffe

20

18

1:12.549

5

1:16.417

Ross Johnson

250SX West

- Eli Tomac came up short in his bid for a second consecutive Western Regional 250SX Championship, but he did set the second-fastest lap (250/450 combined) of the night with a 1:04.527. Tomac was only bested by Ryan Villopoto’s 1:04.358. Tomac was also the only 250SX rider to set a lap under 1:05.

- After a slow beginning, Tomac really hammered down and made a charge. Upon kicking it into another gear on lap four,Tomac’s next thirteen laps were all under 1:06.

- Martin Davalos, who is still in search of his first career 250SX win, jumped out to an early lead, thanks in part to setting ten straight laps under 1:06 to begin the race.

- Ken Roczen, who claimed his first title in America on Saturday, set twelve of his first thirteen laps under 1:07 to begin the race.

- Kyle Cunningham, who always seems to shine brightly in Sin City, set thirteen straight laps under 1:08 to end the race—including the latest fastest lap with a 1:05.762 on lap twelve.

Comparison:Eli Tomac vs. Ken Roczen vs. Martin Davalos

A lot of chatter has surrounded Davalos and his inability to hold onto huge leads late in the race. Did he falter or were Tomac and Roczen just on another level. Let’s take a look.

Lap

Eli Tomac

Ken Roczen

Martin Davalos

2

1.09.704

1.07.478

1.06.000

3

1.06.726

1.06.463

1.06.147

4

1.06.175

1.06.432

1.06.111

5

1.05.812

1.05.649

1.05.779

6

1.05.946

1.06.328

1.06.111

11

1.04.527

1.05.804

1.06.795

12

1.05.009

1.05.878

1.07.980

13

1.05.968

1.06.452

1.06.958

14

1.05.758

1.06.697

1.08.440

15

1.07.850

1.06.960

1.07.789

Davalos was much faster at the beginning of the race, but it’s telling that his pace dropped significantly on three of the final five laps. But what is even more telling is the pace Tomac was setting—no one was touching that guy. As you can see, Roczen stepped it up a notch as well, but nowhere near the level of Tomac.

Ken Roczen had the fastest lap in the Shootout.Simon Cudby photo

250SX East/West Shootout

Lap Rank

Finish

Best Lap

In Lap

Avg Lap Time

Rider

1

1

1:05.693

4

1:06.480

Ken Roczen

2

2

1:05.999

6

1:06.864

Kyle Cunningham

3

6

1:06.021

10

1:07.416

Jason Anderson

4

3

1:06.253

10

1:07.200

Marvin Musquin

5

14

1:06.353

4

1:08.069

Tyler Bowers

6

4

1:06.522

5

1:07.204

Martin Davalos

7

5

1:06.834

10

1:07.651

Blake Wharton

8

9

1:06.966

10

1:08.268

Malcolm Stewart

9

8

1:07.176

3

1:08.152

Cole Seely

10

7

1:07.354

6

1:08.264

Ryan Sipes

11

11

1:07.546

7

1:08.536

Zach Osborne

12

12

1:07.887

5

1:08.849

Joey Savatgy

13

10

1:07.926

10

1:08.651

Tyla Rattray

14

13

1:08.002

7

1:09.305

Eli Tomac

15

15

1:10.170

7

1:11.494

Vince Friese

16

16

1:10.812

3

1:12.193

Lance Vincent

17

19

1:11.414

2

1:13.582

Gavin Faith

18

18

1:11.710

9

1:13.142

Daniel Herrlein

19

17

1:12.017

4

1:12.947

Cole Thompson

20

20

DNS

DNS

DNS

Wil Hahn

Dave Coombs Sr. Memorial East/West Shootout

- With the weight of the world off his shoulders, Ken Roczen set the fastest lap in the Shootout with a 1:05.693 on lap four.

- Six of the top-ten fastest laps in the Shootout came from Western riders.